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Battle of Slioch

Battle of Slioch was a battle fought in November 1307 at Drumblade, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Wars of Scottish Independence, which ran from 1296 to 1357. The recorded result: inconclusive.

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FoughtNovember 1307
WhereDrumblade, United Kingdom57.432N, 2.731W
Outcomeinconclusive
Belligerents20px Scottish CrownagainstRebels
Part ofWars of Scottish Independence1296 to 1357

Where it sits in the Wars of Scottish Independence

Battle of Stirling Bridge, 1297Battle of Falkirk, 1298English invasion of Scotland, 1300Battle of Roslin, 1303Action at Happrew, 1304Battle of Dalrigh, 1306Battle of Methven, 1306Battle of Slioch, 1307Battle of the Pass of Brander, 1308Battle of Inverurie, 1308Siege of Roxburgh Castle, 1314Battle of Bannockburn, 1314Battle of Annan, 1332Battle of Halidon Hill, 1333Battle of Culblean, 133512971335Battle of Slioch, 1307
15 placed engagements of the Wars of Scottish Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateNovember 1307 (month precision)
PlaceDrumblade, United Kingdom
57.432N, 2.731W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • John Comyn, Earl of Buchan
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Battle of Slioch is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872393, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Slioch, revision 1370589546, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.